As I turned the corner of a tree I was stopped in my tracks, stunned to see what looked like a giant waffle held up with mushroom stems. The building was called Parasol Metropol, which means umbrella of the city, which is funny because rain could easily slip through the square holes throughout the structure. But it’s mostly known as The Mushrooms. This tall, wooden structure was painted in a bright coat of white with purple lights, lighting the bottom of the “Mushroom Stem”, giving it that metropol feel. Next we made our way to the elevator, which would take us to the acme of the mushroom.
On top of the mushrooms was a plaza with food and drinks were you can enjoy a spectacular view of the city. There is a walkway on top where you can roam around the tops of the mushrooms.
The history of the mushrooms is pretty interesting. In 1990, the city decided to build an underground parking lot in the area where the mushrooms stand today. They started digging and soon discovered that there was roman city underground. So now when you go to the elevator you can look at the city.
The project was started in 2005. The amount money it would cost to build it was five million euros. In May, 2007, a engineering firm told the authorities that the building was unstable and poorly designed. The structure was retrofitted, and was finished in 2011.
Metropol Parasol at night!
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